Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-11
sUTTER COUNTY coURT-HousE. YURA CIV.

in all parts of the county from wells at no
great depth There is hardly a farmer
but what has his we'll, Windmill
and large tank If in the future the de-
velopment of agriculture and horticulture
should be in the direction that requires
irrigation, there are volumes Of water in
the Sacramento Feather, Iuba and Bear
rivers for all possible demands, for irriga-
ton and other uses. In addition TO these
streams, there is now little doubt that
underlying the whole of this area there is
an immense cachement basin Of water
filled from the mountain ranges on three
sides that would give
FLOWING ARrEsiAN WELLS,
If sunk to the proper depth. Within the
past four months, Just west of this county,
across the Sacramento, y. ID. Rideout has
sunk an artesiau we'll and at depth OF
800 feet he found water with sufficient
pressure to force it several feet above the
surface. There is no Typographical or
geological reason why flowing artesian
water cannot be had over the whole alu-
vial area Of this county. 1t seems prob
able now that the county is all in the
artesian belt However this may be the
present supply of good pure water for all
purposes is ample.
THE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
Are as good as are enjoyed BY any county
of the State The California and Oregon
runs along the eastern border from Rose
vile to Marysville distance OF 30 miles,
thence it traverses the eastern part Of the
county to its northern line. From Niarys-
vile, Just across the Feather river, which
is the county boundary, the California
Northern gives rapid and cheap eommuni-
cation to the great timber and mining re-
gions Of the Sierras. TO Yuba City, the
county seat on the Feather river, there is
line Of steamers that run regularly TO and
from San Francisco and way points. Along
the whole western boundary on tie .5acra-
mento river there are large and fast pas
senger and freight steamers every day,
These steamers, competing with the rail-
roads for business, compel extremely low
fares and freights. These great natural
highways will give the people Of this
county cheap transportation so long as
their waters flow down to and through the
Golden Gate.
THE wINTERLEss CLIMATE
OF Sutter county is very similar to that of
ITS nelgnDOF, una COUNTY. lullf utStTlDeu
in this article. 1t will be sufficient to say
that there is no winter here that every
semi-tropical growth known to the State
hourishes here with perfect immunity from
frost; that flowers bloom in the open air
through all the winter months: that No
vember, December, January, February and
March are the months for blowing and
seeding; in short, that these months are
Sutter eounty's spring, with all which that
season means around the Chesapeake Bay.
There are no billiards, cyclones, sans,rokes
and no severe thunder-storms in this
county.
The health of this county will compare
favorably with that of any county of equal
area on this continent. From its earliest
settlement there has been an almost entire
freedom from severe endemicand epidemic
diseases.
THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTY
Goes back to the times anterior to the
American occupation. In 1911 General
John Sutter made claim to fifty leagu